Quality Inspections Supervisor

Expected Travel: None

Requisition ID: 13779

 

About Teleflex Incorporated

As a global provider of medical technologies, Teleflex is driven by our purpose to improve the health and quality of people’s lives. Through our vision to become the most trusted partner in healthcare, we offer a diverse portfolio with solutions in the therapy areas of anesthesia, emergency medicine, interventional cardiology and radiology, surgical, vascular access, and urology. We believe that the potential of great people, purpose-driven innovation, and world-class products can shape the future direction of healthcare. 
 
Teleflex is the home of Arrow™, Barrigel™, Deknatel™, LMA™, Pilling™, QuikClot™, Rüsch™, UroLift™ and Weck™ – trusted brands united by a common sense of purpose.
 
At Teleflex, we are empowering the future of healthcare.  For more information, please visit teleflex.com.

 

Global Operations - Global Operations is a complex and diverse organization within the company which is responsible for product fulfilment to all our customers from end to end. We pride ourselves on being totally Customer Centric in our unrelenting focus on Improving Quality, Service and Value as perceived by our customers. Our employees are dedicated to the Global Operations Enterprise Excellence journey. Join a dynamic, growing team that offers healthcare providers an array of medical technology solutions that make a difference in patients’ lives.

Position Summary

Growth, Culture, People and Careers: this is the Teleflex Advantage.
In this exciting role as a Quality Supervisor, you will have responsibility for leading teams through Quality System Transformation by defining and trending metrics. This role will lead multiple projects within a larger program with a focus on creating more usable and simpler to follow processes, reducing burden within our quality systems, and driving efficiency. 
•    Ensures all testing & quality requirements related to all product inspections meet company and regulatory
requirements. 
•    Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to track data, identify improvement projects, and
implement to improve Key Performance Indicators. 
•    Schedule and participate in activities to support and maintain compliance with applicable regulatory and
Quality Management System requirements. 
•    Provide technical leadership, daily supervision, training development, and certification of inspectors, while
coordinating and prioritizing production routine testing, product release, and processing non-conformances. 

Principal Responsibilities

•    Manage, supervise, and prioritize Quality Inspector activity in support of routine testing, product release,
incoming inspection, process non-conformances, etc.
•    Assist in ensuring all lots of finished products distributed at the NADC meet all internal specifications, customer
expectations, and regulatory requirements.
•    Provides training development where needed.
•    Assist as a technical expert in relevant technical issues, protocols, SOPs, methods, etc. 
•    Manage and implement cost improvement projects within the department and in support of internal
customers.
•    Track, report, & improve key quality indicators for quality compliance, productivity, and efficiency.
•    Provides input to annual spending and headcount budgets.
•    Manages and acts as the contact for functional groups, nonconforming products, and production issues
•    Performs Non-Conformance (NC) investigations and Corrective Action / Preventative Actions (CAPA).
•    Participates in FDA inspections, ISO certifications, surveillance audits, etc.  
•    Manages performance review for direct reports within assigned time frames.
•    Coordination and/or complete calibration of test equipment and gauges. Maintain calibration records and work
with calibration vendors. Assist with determining gauge requirements.
•    Administer customer complaint investigations and documentation as needed. 
•    Assist in enforcing all local, state, federal, and safety regulations/policies/procedures.
•    Complies with all policies/procedures/practices through consistent application of sound Quality Assurance
principles.
•    Ensures compliance with quality policies/procedures/practices 
•    Provide other departmental support as requested by the immediate supervisor.
•    Adhere to and ensure compliance with Teleflex’s Code of Conduct, all Company policies, rules, procedures,
and housekeeping standards

Education / Experience Requirements

•    Bachelor's or  equivalent, or higher degree in science (biology, chemistry, microbiology, immunology, medical
technology, pharmacy, and